NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
CCS Board meets and greets with CBC Board
The Cherokee Central Schools School Board met on Tuesday, Feb. 20, in the Central Office Board Room of Cherokee Central Schools.
EBCI applauds U.S. Truth & Healing Commission Bill
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) expresses its full support and endorsement of the U.S. Truth & Healing Commission Bill introduced in Congress. This groundbreaking legislation marks a significant step towards acknowledging historical injustices and fostering reconciliation among Native American tribes and the broader American society.
“A special day, a good day”: Cherokee Speakers Place opens officially
The Cherokee language has been spoken for many millennia in the mountains of western North Carolina and throughout the southeast, and it will endure for many more due to the efforts of Cherokee speakers today.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
‘A New Beginning’: Cherokee, USFW Service work together to preserve the land, relationship
The Cherokee, whose homeland once covered the Southern Appalachian mountains, consider Kituwah hallowed ground. Today, fittingly, it is also a conservation centerpiece for scientists with the tribe, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), and other agencies.
Tsali Day celebration planned at Kituwah
Each year, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians recognizes the Friday after Thanksgiving as a tribal holiday known as Tsali Day. This year, a group of tribal members are organizing an event honoring Tsali Day and acknowledging the importance that the Tribe recently achieved federal trust land status for Kituwah – the Mother Town of the Cherokee.
Tribal member a finalist for Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award
The Western North Carolina Historical Association announced the selection of five finalists for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award recently and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is included. Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle was nominated for her book, “Even As We Breathe: A Novel”.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: The right stuff
What am I entitled to? As a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, I should get some stuff. How about you? Don’t you think we should be getting more?
SPEAKING OF FAITH: God is winning…first, in the secret place
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read: James 4:7-10; Matthew 6:6 God is winning entire generations of people. We’re watching as God begins to do a mighty work. My wife, Cassie, came in...
COMMENTARY: Falling for you
As I grow older, getting my body to match some tasks has become more challenging and more hazardous. By no means do I feel old, and in many ways, I have the physicality and mentality of a younger person.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
ON THE SIDELINES: NCHSAA addresses fans’ behavior towards referees
There’s not a single high school football or basketball game that I attend where there’s not at least one fan yelling at the referee over a call.
Tribal member joins Phoenix Honda Racing Team
Isaac Teasdale, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Snowbird Community, will be racing motocross for the Phoenix Honda Racing Team.
FOOTBALL: Braves named to Food City Border Bowl roster
Six members of the Cherokee Braves varsity football team will join top prep players from four states in this year’s Food City Border Bowl.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: William Bird
William Bird, 58, of the Wolfetown Community, passed away peacefully, at Harris Regional Hospital on Saturday, March 18, 2023. He loved being outdoors and being in the woods. He also enjoyed spending time with his friends and family.
OBITUARY: Thomas Nelson “Pop” Treadway
Thomas Nelson “Pop” Treadway, 84, of Bryson City passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late James Nelson and Julia Lambert Treadway and husband of the late Ruth Treadway.
OBITUARY: Sherry Lynn (Calhoun) Crowe
Sherry Lynn (Calhoun) Crowe, age 53, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Thursday, March 16, 2023.
HAPPENINGS
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum joins Smithsonian Magazine’s Tenth Annual Museum Day Live!
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum will open its doors free of charge on Saturday, Sept. 27 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s tenth annual Museum Day Live!
Applications to be available Oct. 6 for Disabled Fuel Assistance
Applications for Disabled (age 60 and below) Fuel Assistance will be available on Monday, Oct. 6 at the Tsali Manor Senior Center, the Snowbird Senior Center, and the John Welch Senior Center (Cherokee County). Bring a copy of your current disability statement and a...
Qualla 20/20 Community Forum flyer
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Sovereign Sportsman series wins Emmy
Sovereign Media Group, LLC, (SMG) originator and producer of the nationally televised hit sportsman’s television series “The Sovereign Sportsman”, took center stage at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences annual Emmy Awards gala on Saturday, March 17.
2012 SCC Student Art Show featured in OICA Gallery
The gallery at the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts is currently featuring the 2012 SCC Student Art Show for the month of April. The exhibition features 73 works of art by 42 students currently enrolled in programs at Southwestern Community College,...
Cherokee and mountain heritage celebrated in concert and art show
The Peacock Playhouse is delighted to present BYNA: Life Songs of a Southern Appalachian Woman of Cherokee Descent on Saturday, April 14 at 4:30pm with a pre-concert art show by Cherokee artist, Faren Sanders Crews, at 3:30 p.m. Inspired by their mountain...
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